Car and light pickup tires are accepted only from Morris County residents if the tires are off the rims and clean of dirt and mud. There is no limit to the number of tires per visit. We do not accept tires on rims. We will accept larger tires and tires from businesses, however, there will be a charge.

We only accept small trees (less than 6" in diameter), brush, tree trimmings and limbs in our burn pile. No painted or treated wood, railroad ties, creosote poles, clean wood or plywood are allowed in this pile. There is a seperate pile for large tree trunks and logs.

Metals and white goods include, but are not limited to: scrap iron, metal lawn furniture, iron, aluminum, copper and brass items, clean wire, appliances (refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washer and dryers, deep freezers, air conditioners and humidifiers). Any appliance that has a compressor containing freon must have the freon recovered and tagged by a certified technician. NO SCAVENGING.

Cold ashes, such as residue from fires used for cooking and heating buildings or from fires in a trash burner. These ashes will be dumped onto the tipping floor, separated from the other burnables and will be inspected by the transfer station operator before being pushed into the transfer trailer.

Street rubbish, such as street sweepings, dirt and catch-basin dirt is accepted.

We accept materials such as: brick, concrete, and other masonry materials, soil and rocks. They can be dumped free of charge in the assigned location. Concrete with rebar, pipe, or wire reinforcement that extends from the concrete will not be accepted.

Lead acid batteries of all kinds and sizes will be accepted. Used oil: includes motor oil, transmission oil, hydraulic oil, cooking oil and brake fluid.

Fees Assessed for Use of the Transfer Station

The Transfer Station is available to residents of Morris County. Anyone wanting to dump solid waste is required to identify him or herself and give their 911 (physical) address from where the solid waste came from. Any solid waste that is generated out side of Morris County will be charged $.02 per pound with a minimum of $5.00 per load. Out of county "construction demolition waste" will be charged $.04 per pound.

Any Morris County resident or Contractor that has been hired by a Morris County resident wanting to dump construction demolition material will be charged $5.00 per pickup load or $15.00 per 2-ton truck or large trailer load. The load weight will be estimated/determinded by the transfer station operator. If either load is less than a 30-gallon trash can full, there will be no charge. Material on an over 8-foot trailer that can obviously fit on an 8-foot trailer or less shall be charged $5.00.

Any contractor or individual that has construction or demolition material to dump from a commercial or business property will still be charged the usual $.02 per pound for disposal, which includes roll-offs. Any load not separated out from limbs, wire, rocks or cement will be charged $.02 per pound, $5.00 minimum.

Mixed Loads: These are loads that have a mixture of materials that are not separated such as concrete, metal, lumber, dirt, trash, etc. There will be a charge of $.02 per pound for these loads with a $5.00 minimum per load.

Tires:

No charge for light pickup and car tires

No limit per visit

No charge for schools, city, state and federal agencies

Light pickup and car tires from businesses = $1.10 ea

Tires on rims and donuts = Not accepted

Medium-Large truck tires (20" and larger) = $4.50 ea

Farm tractor rear tires = $20.00 ea

Farm tractor rear tires with rims = Not accepted

Larger than farm tractor rear tires = $25.00 ea

Out of County car & pickup tires = $3.00 ea

Out of County large truck (20" and larger) = $9.00 ea

7. Waste not accepted:
The following solid waste will not be accepted by the Transfer Station:

Any waste that requires KDHE special waste authorization for disposal.

Penalties

1. Anyone intentionally dumping in the wrong pile after being told by the transfer station operator which pile to dump into (this means no trash or plastic bags in the burn or compost pile, no wire in the metal pile, etc), will be given a first time verbal warning. If this individual continues to wrongfully dump, the Solid Waste Manager along with the County Sheriff Department will talk to the individual.

2. Anyone dumping trash outside the transfer station gate or on county property will be prosecuted by the County Attorney.

3. Any non-county employee caught trespassing after hours will be given a first time warning, then the next time they will be prosecuted by the County Attorney.

Segregation of Solid Waste

Each type of solid waste is segregated or separated into its appropriate place or pile. Waste that is mixed (ie, not separated will be charged $.02 per pound for the total load). The household trash and garbage, which includes old furniture and bedding will be dumped on the transfer station floor, loaded into the trailer, then transported to Hamm's Landfill. The tree limbs and brush will go to the designated burn pile. All old appliances and iron will go to the white goods pile for later pickup by vendors. There are separate piles for clean wire and aluminum with other metals, also to be picked up by the vendors. There are designated piles for used tires and rubble. The batteries and used motor oil are stored and recycled. Household Hazardous waste items are separated into three different hazard/waste classes and stored into each of the other three different KDHE approved storage cabinets. When these cabinets are full, or as needed, these items will be picked up by the HHW trailer from Big Lakes Regional HHW.

For more information or questions please call The Transfer Station at 620-767-5706